Tuesday, June 2, 2009

** Funeral services held for California Search and Rescue EMT

** Kentucky medic recovering after stabbing at EMS station

UNITED STATES NEWS

** Funeral services for a California Search and Rescue EMT were held yesterday in San Jose. KSBY (Bethany Tucker/June 1) said the memorial for Christopher Meadows, 24, took place at the Queen of Apostles Church. An EMT with San Luis Ambulance, Meadows died on Memorial Day after the ATV he was riding rolled on top of him on a sand dune. He was volunteering as an S & R tech at Oceano Dunes park at the time.

** Kentucky police in Middletown say the Thursday stabbing of a paramedic was likely motivated by robbery. That is the word from Wave3 News (Marisela Burgos/May 29) which said the investigation into the incident is proceeding without a current suspect in view. According to the news site, the unnamed 20sish paramedic, who was preparing his unit for a shift, was approached by a male asking for money around 8:40 p.m. When the provider said he had none, the man stabbed him in the abdomen and fled the scene. The medic remains in stable condition in hospital.